When Politics Attacks Science, We Build Anyway
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We’ve seen this headline before.
"Politics Attack Science"
It might look like a cartoon. A headline on a throwback broadsheet.
But the real-world impact is anything but fictional.
Research funding has been slashed. Again.
This time in the U.S., under Trump’s return-era leadership.
Climate science, cannabis research, reproductive health—cut or cornered.
The UK? Not far behind.
Scientists in public health and drug policy are already playing catch-up. And every delay has a cost.
We launched Business Casual to operate outside that cycle.
Because we don’t have time to wait for political climates to become favorable again.
Because the work—licensing, infrastructure, reform—needs to be happening now, not “after the next administration.”
So no, we don’t sell merch.
We’re not here to drop logos or slogans into the firestorm of broken systems.
We’re here to quietly build something better.
📉 What Happens When Science Loses Funding?
Progress stalls.
Diseases spread.
Misinformation wins.
Cannabis research—already decades behind—is the perfect example.
In the UK, 95% of all medical cannabis is still imported.
The infrastructure for local, legal, compliant research barely exists.
And that’s not a policy problem.
It’s a systems problem.
No facility.
No license.
No data.
No change.
🧥 So… What Does a Hoodie Have to Do With This?
Everything.
Founder Drop 001 funds a research licensing facility between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
It’s not abstract.
It’s real paperwork, in a real location, that enables real trials.
This is clothing that operates like infrastructure.
Every hoodie sold sends 100% of its profit to the backend work politicians won’t touch.
The hard, boring, necessary parts of reform.
We’re not waiting for a government grant.
We’re not chasing a campaign cycle.
We’re building with clothing.
We’re doing what policy won’t.
🧭 You Don’t Need to March. You Don’t Need to Post. Just Wear Something That Works.
There’s nothing wrong with merch.
But when systems are under attack, symbolism isn’t enough.
Our goal is to make garments that quietly carry weight.
That fund licensing instead of slogans.
That act, instead of announce.
Because it turns out, you can wear your values.
And they can work while you do.
👣 If You’re Tired of Waiting for Reform—Walk With Us.
Business Casual is for people who are done asking for permission.
It’s for those who see the world clearly and choose to respond with action, not noise.
Founder Drop 001 is available now.
Every hoodie builds the infrastructure politicians keep ignoring.
Not hype.
Not merch.
Not protest gear.
Just progress—in a size that fits.
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